Peer Support Worker - Perinatal

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 01 May 2025

Job summary

The SPCMHT aspires to provide an excellent comprehensive Perinatal Mental Health Service for the women of Lancashire and South Cumbria. We deliver a sustainable and resilient solution for women suffering from a mental illness in the perinatal period by focusing on improving outcomes for them, their infant, partners and their families.

Do you have experience of using mental health services? Would you like to use this experience to help others? An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in this exciting service. We are looking for a Band 3 Peer Support Worker.

Main duties of the job

The role of peer worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, peer workers will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible. Peer workers provide invaluable support to service users navigating mental health systems. It is beneficial for applicants to have completed their own personal recovery plan such as the Health and Wellbeing Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and/or advanced statement. The successful applicant will be motivated and enthusiastic, they will have great communications skills and will be able to work with mental health professionals.

We would welcome applications from both male and female applicants and although it would be an advantage there is no requirement to have previous perinatal experience, a fully budgeted training package is available as part of your induction and planned within your Personal Development Review.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-SPS1401-CLK

Job locations

Pennine Lancs SPCMHT

Blackburn

BB1 3BL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Lived experience of Mental health issues during the Perinatal Period
Wide range of life experiences to bring an enabling and positive view of opportunities for others.
Experience of accessing support services and an understanding of how these experiences affected you.

Knowledge

Essential

An understanding of perinatal mental health services.
Awareness of a range of vulnerabilities. An awareness of the impact of vulnerabilities on individuals in the perinatal period.
Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.

Experience

Essential

Experience of Perinatal services
Experience of following or supporting implementing personalised care plans.
Experience of individual and group work.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Lived experience of Mental health issues during the Perinatal Period
Wide range of life experiences to bring an enabling and positive view of opportunities for others.
Experience of accessing support services and an understanding of how these experiences affected you.

Knowledge

Essential

An understanding of perinatal mental health services.
Awareness of a range of vulnerabilities. An awareness of the impact of vulnerabilities on individuals in the perinatal period.
Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.

Experience

Essential

Experience of Perinatal services
Experience of following or supporting implementing personalised care plans.
Experience of individual and group work.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.